by chatfielda | Entrepreneurship
As a freelance writer, I’ve researched hundreds of books in my career. When I write one eBook, for example, I usually read anywhere between three and ten books just for background research, not to mention the dozens of websites I visit, articles I read and email lists...
by chatfielda | Sales & Marketing
Micah and I are working on a podcast for Great Leap Studios. In fact, by the time this gets published we will probably have already recorded the first episode and I’ll be knee deep in Audition editing it for upload. We know nothing about creating podcasts, but we both...
by chatfielda | Blogging, Freelancing
I was at a conference a couple months ago and met a fellow who was investing in online resources. His day job was in real estate and, as is the case with many real estate investors, the next big frontier was online. When I told him some of what I do, he was...
by chatfielda | Sales & Marketing
When you work freelance, the biggest thing on your mind from day to day should be the quality and execution of the work already on your plate. But for most freelancers, it quickly turns into where the next payday will come from. It’s not greed. It’s simple survival....
by chatfielda | Work at Home
For most freelancers, a typical work day is filled to the brim with distractions. From family and friends to the toys on your desk, if there is a way to distract yourself from working, you will find it. And most productivity articles focus on how to avoid these...
by chatfielda | Freelancing
I don’t know that this is necessarily a problem unique to freelancers. Everyone has the same “work, work, work” mentality most days and actually planning for time off is hard. But for freelancers in particular it can be exceptionally hard for a couple of reasons....
by chatfielda | Free Time
When you work at home, you inhabit the same space for both work and relaxation (plus everything in between), so it can be hard at times to separate the two. There are quite a few things you can do to help – from carving out a space in the house for your office...
by chatfielda | On Writing
It’s a thrilling experience. You’re browsing job listings on Elance or Odesk and all of a sudden, you see the perfect job. It’s as if the job poster KNEW you would be looking at these listings today. You not only have experience on that topic, you have been writing...
by chatfielda | Work at Home
From the outside looking in, there are so many benefits to working at home and being your own boss. Open hours, no bosses or artificial deadlines, and the ability to choose what you work on. But there are drawbacks too. No benefits. No guarantee of paycheck. And when...
by chatfielda | Productivity
I like to think I milk the most possible time out of my day, getting a lot done with as little effort as possible. It’s in my best interest to do so because not only do I have a family that I want to spend more time with; I have a lot of projects I want to get off the...
